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Brid Brennan

Brid Brennan

Actor · Born January 1, 1955 (71) · Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

Bríd Brennan is a Belfast born actress known for her work on the stage and screen.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1955 (71)
From
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 55 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 19% in 30 days

What are Brid Brennan's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Morality
32%
Society
12%
Ideas
9%
Self
8%
Survival
6%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 4 · Dark 5

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 7 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 6

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 7 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 7
Ally
2 of 7
Threshold guardian
1 of 7
Herald
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
10
Dread
5
Romantic
3
Warm
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Unsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Brid Brennan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Brid Brennan's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

55 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Aontas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Cáit

  • A Talent for Murder(2026)

    as Kathryn Grierson

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Trespasses(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · as Older Cushla

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Room Taken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Victoria

  • National Theatre Live: Dixon and Daughters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Mary

  • My Sailor, My Love(2022)

    as Annie

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Hope Street(2020)

    Show 20 episodes · as Concepta O'Hare

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Dalgliesh(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Dettinger

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Doineann (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Labhaoise

  • Calm with Horses(2019)

    as Maire Mirkin

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Phoenix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Stalker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Diane

  • Come Home(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Niamh Keening

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Florence Foster Jenkins(2016)

    as Kitty

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Truth Commissioner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Catherine Gilroy

  • Brooklyn(2015)

    as Miss Kelly

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Unforgotten(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · as Suzanna Reid

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Quirke(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Dolly Moran

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • The Escape Artist(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mary

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Peaky Blinders(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Audrey Changretta

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Henry V - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Queen Isabel

  • Shadow Dancer(2012)

    as Ma

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • South Riding(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mrs Sigglesthwaite

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Upstairs Downstairs(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Poulson

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Little Crackers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Sister Mary Bernadette

  • Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Theresa Byrne

  • Sunday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Mrs Young

  • Topsy-Turvy(1999)

    as Mad Woman

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Felicia's Journey(1999)

    as Mrs Lysaght

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Dancing at Lughnasa(1998)

    as Agnes 'Aggie' Mundy

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Trojan Eddie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Betty

  • Words Upon the Window Pane(1994)

    as Stella

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Guinevere(1994)

    as Morgan L'Fei

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Cracker(1993)

    Show 3 episodes · as Maggie Harvey

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Hedda Gabler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Thea Elvsted

  • Tell Tale Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Sally McCann

  • Ghostwatch(1992)

    as Pamela Early

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Thea Elvsted

  • 'Itch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Susan Turnbull

  • Who Bombed Birmingham? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Sister of IRA man

  • She's Been Away(1989)

    as Lillian's Nurse

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • South of the Border (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · as Irene

  • Hidden City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • Lorna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Lorna Martin

  • Up Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Grace O'Brien

  • The Playboy of the Western World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Pegeen Mike

  • Four Days in July (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Colette

  • Anne Devlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Anne Devlin

  • A Coming to Terms for Billy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Lorna Martin

  • A Matter of Choice for Billy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Lorna Martin

  • Too Late to Talk to Billy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Lorna Martin

  • The Ballroom of Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Patty Byrne

  • Maeve(1981)

    as Roisin

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Excalibur(1981)

    as Lady in Waiting

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Galley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Helen

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 54 titles, 53 of them dated from 1981 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Brooklyn (2015)

$62M worldwide

Highest rated

Brooklyn (2015)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

A Talent for Murder (2026)

Film career

19812026

Peak 2015 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting54 of 54: 54 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rd

By decade

1980s14 · acting1990s13 · acting2000s2 · acting2010s14 · acting2020s10 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Brid Brennan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 15; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Guinevere (1994)

75th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Brooklyn (2015)

Midcredits 95th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 54. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Brid Brennan's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 25 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 26 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 71 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Brid Brennan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brid Brennan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Wilmot shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers

Producers